The Brothers Fitzpatrick may sound like some new Netflix series directed by Edward Burns, set in England, not Ireland, but instead it’s live theater at this week’s Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort. Amateur Alex Fitzpatrick, who followed in his brother’s footsteps as a Walker Cup competitor for Great Britain & Ireland, will make his PGA TOUR debut on Thursday upon Innisbrook’s demanding Copperhead Course. Big brother Matt will not be far away.
Fitzpatrick brothersThe two Fitzpatricks are four years apart, Matt the elder at age 27. He seems to enjoy watching his little brother embark on a path that he successfully has traveled, joining him for a practice round around the Copperhead on Tuesday. Before the 2019 Walker Cup, Alex’s first of two, Matt playfully described his little brother to a Golf Digest reporter thusly: “He is disorganized, messy and his diet is terrible.” Ah, where would we be without big brothers. Talking a little more seriously on Tuesday about his younger brother’s growth as a player, Matt clearly is filled with brotherly pride and love.
“It’s exciting for him,” Matt said. “I just hope he plays well. I know he is capable, and hopefully he can show that.”
Alex Fitzpatrick, a senior at golf-rich Wake Forest, earned his way into this week’s Valspar field via his victory last March in the Valspar Collegiate, a 54-hole event staged across the state at The Floridian. At dinner after the first day of play, a 36-hole marathon, it was mentioned to the competitors that the winner would play in the 2022 Valspar Championship. That got Alex’s attention.
“It was kind of a nerve-wracking final 18 holes,” he said, “but I played nice golf and I managed to get it done. Now I’m here, and I couldn’t be happier.”
He has had nearly a year to prepare for his opportunity, mixing in a second Walker Cup appearance and a bonus senior season of golf in between. Alex has been busy working on the parts of his game he knows he must sharpen to make it at the next level – his driving accuracy and putting, namely. He has a goal to join his older brother, a winner of seven international titles and a two-time Ryder Cupper, in the pro ranks as soon as June.
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